Mag. 2.5 earthquake - Aegean Sea, 18 km east of Kos, Greece, Turkey, on Tuesday, 27 October 2020 at 01:04 (GMT) -
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Minor magnitude 2.5 earthquake at 2 km depth
27 Oct 02:43 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 1 hour and 38 minutes.
27 Oct 04:44: Magnitude recalculated from 2.6 to 2.5. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 2.0 km (from 6.2 to 1.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 2.4 km (1.5 mi) towards NNW.
27 Oct 08:04: Epicenter location corrected by 1.4 km (0.9 mi) towards NE.
27 Oct 04:44: Magnitude recalculated from 2.6 to 2.5. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 2.0 km (from 6.2 to 1.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 2.4 km (1.5 mi) towards NNW.
27 Oct 08:04: Epicenter location corrected by 1.4 km (0.9 mi) towards NE.
Magnitude: 2.5
Depth: 2.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 36.91°N / 27.49°E
(Aegean Sea, Turkey)Nearest volcano: Akyarlar (19 km / 12 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
15 km (9 mi) SSE of Bodrum (Muğla) (pop: 39,300) --> See nearby quakes!
18 km (11 mi) E of Kos (South Aegean, Greece) (pop: 19,200) --> See nearby quakes!
23 km (14 mi) ESE of Turgutreis (Bodrum, Muğla) (pop: 16,500) --> See nearby quakes!
26 km (16 mi) NW of Datça (Muğla) (pop: 10,100) --> See nearby quakes!
28 km (17 mi) SE of Yalıkavak (Bodrum, Muğla) (pop: 11,200) --> See nearby quakes!
52 km (32 mi) SSW of Milas (Muğla) (pop: 43,200) --> See nearby quakes!
57 km (35 mi) SSE of Didim (Aydın) (pop: 26,000) --> See nearby quakes!
70 km (44 mi) W of Marmaris (Muğla) (pop: 33,700) --> See nearby quakes!
94 km (58 mi) S of Söke (Aydın) (pop: 68,200) --> See nearby quakes!
575 km (357 mi) SW of Ankara (pop: 3,517,200) --> See nearby quakes!
31 km (20 mi) ENE of Kos Island (pop: 30,800) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Few Clouds
17°C (63 F), humidity: 82%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from NNW
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Few Clouds
17°C (63 F), humidity: 82%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from NNWEstimated released energy: 3.5 x 108 joules (98.6 kilowatt hours) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 2.5 | 2 km | Dodecanese Is.-turkey Border Reg | EMSC |
| M 2.6 | 10.2 km | Gokova Korfezi (mediterranean Sea), Greece | KOERI-RETMC |
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Mag. 2.5 earthquake - Aegean Sea, 18 km east of Kos, Greece, Turkey, on Tuesday, 27 October 2020 at 01:04 (GMT)Click here to search our database for earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900!
